Carlos Alcaraz wins his first French Open title
LA TimesCarlos Alcaraz falls to the clay court as he celebrates winning the French Open on Sunday in Paris. As Carlos Alcaraz began constructing his comeback in Sunday’s French Open final, a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Alexander Zverev for a first championship at Roland Garros and third Grand Slam title in all, there arrived the sort of magical shot the kid is making a regular part of his varied repertoire. Sports Iga Swiatek wins her third consecutive French Open title Iga Swiatek overwhelmed Jasmine Paolini for a 6-2, 6-1 victory that gave her a third consecutive championship at Roland Garros and fourth in five years. Carlos Alcaraz plays a shot against Alexander Zverev during the men’s final of the French Open tennis tournament Sunday at the Roland Garros. Just like he did against Zverev, Alcaraz overturned a deficit of two sets to one against Sinner, making him the first man to capture the French Open by doing that in each of the last two matches since Manolo Santana — also from Spain — pulled off the trick in 1961.